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1990PC

24 games that share what King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! does well: historical, point and click and side-scrolling. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
1992PC
King's Quest series, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
81%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
1994PC
King's Quest series, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
71%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
1991PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
1984PC
King's Quest series, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
69%
IGDB
To beat
~1h
IGDB
No price yet
The Neverhood
1996PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
85%
IGDB
To beat
~8h
IGDB
No price yet
Full Throttle
1995PC
Point and click, puzzles
Critics
unknown
Players
83%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Day of the Tentacle
1993PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
~7h
IGDB
No price yet
Discworld
1995PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
83%
IGDB
To beat
~12h
IGDB
No price yet
A Golden Wake
2014PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
68
Metacritic
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GOG
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness
1993PC
Point and click, fantasy
No price yet
The Rewinder
2021PC · Xbox · Switch
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $14.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam
King's Quest
2015PC · PS · Xbox
King's Quest series, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
2013PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Historical, point and click
Critics
71
IGDB
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~14h
IGDB
$8.49~~was $24.99~~−66%
Best PC price · GOG · $0.60/hr
Multiplayer
Claw
1997PC
Historical, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
The Secret of Monkey Island
1990PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
IGDB
To beat
~7h
IGDB
No price yet
Lost Horizon
2010PC · Switch
Historical, point and click
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.49~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GOG
The Silent Age
2013PC · iOS · Android
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$7.49~~was $9.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Gamesload · $1.87/hr
Simon the Sorcerer
1993PC · iOS · Android
Point and click, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
4.5/5
App Store
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Machinarium
2009PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Point and click, fantasy
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$5.99~~was $19.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.06/hr
Samorost
2003PC
Point and click, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
74%
IGDB
To beat
~1h
IGDB
No price yet
Loom
1990PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $5.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Brawlhalla
2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Historical, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
200h+
IGDB
Free
Free to play
In Game Pass
The Plague Doctor of Wippra
2022PC
Historical, point and click
Critics
75
Metacritic
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$7.99~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $4/hr
I Commissioned Some Bees 0
2023PC
Point and click, fantasy
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play